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10 Totally Unique Custom Finds

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 20, 2011

The Merriman-Webster dictionary defines custom as: “an item made to an individual’s specification.” It really is that simple, although I’d like to add to that definition by saying, “an item made BY HAND to an individual’s specifications.”  Be it wood, metal, glass or stone,  custom made goods fitting this definition can be as simple as [...]

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Leftovers Fit For Company

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 14, 2011

What comes to mind when you think of leftovers? Something you pull out of the fridge and throw together when you don’t feel like preparing anything else. This can work when feeding your children, but certainly not what you’d serve when you have company or a special party.

CustomMade woodworker Brian Mcalpine of Eternal Furniture [...]

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Cleanse Your Color Palette, Find Your Higher Design Truth

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on December 2, 2011

Ready to settle tough color design calls with the flip of a coin? Writer and design consultant Sara Ruffin Costello has found that decorators are creating “pale rooms, sucked free of distracting reds, blues, and yellows” and embracing a palette of black and white.  Is it a trend, movement, or moment?  In her article for [...]

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Insect and Spider Motifs for Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 26, 2011

And now, for a story about catching a different kind of bug, artisan Peter Loh of Peter Loh Studio Furniture explains the origin of his maple, rosewood, and zebrawood “Recluse” entry table:

With smooth flowing curves, Recluse is an image of furniture in motion. Inspiration came in the guise of an insect bite [...]

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Promote Your Business With Quick Response “QR” Codes

Posted by Marcie in For Makers, The Pro Shop on November 21, 2011

By Guest Blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture

If you start looking for them, you’ll find QR codes everywhere these days, and for good reason: they are a really easy way for tech savvy smart phone users to get information quickly about brands, products and services.  And believe it or not, they [...]

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What is Modern Style?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on November 18, 2011

To take a shot at defining modernism and modern style, I’ll start by referring to an old joke and an old quote.

The joke:

“I love looking at fashion magazines.  I can see what I’ll be wearing in 20 years.”

And the quote, which has been attributed to American satirist Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951):

“I [...]

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Rise Above the Noise: Differentiate, Add Value, Create Community

Posted by Marcie in For Makers, The Pro Shop on November 7, 2011

Guest contributor Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft, Inc.

In today’s market it is more important than ever to inform potential clients about your company.  It’s no longer enough to take out print ads informing the market that your company creates great products at competitive prices. That’s a message that every company touts for every product and [...]

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Forsythia Chair by DST Studio

Posted by Marcie in CustomMade Maker Sucess, For Customers, For Makers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on November 1, 2011

Well, peel me a grape. The beautiful custom made Forsythia Chair would have made Cleopatra envious!  I love the perceived movement in this unique piece. The ripple effect design forms an uninterrupted curve while structurally creating a natural, ergonomic arch (although I’m not sure if I want to sit on it, or simply run my hands [...]

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A CustomMade Connection leads to the Making of an Heirloom

Posted by Marcie in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on October 28, 2011

Bill Neville is a craftsman on CustomMade and the man behind Caseworks in Chapel Hill, NC. He has been a woodworker for 30 years and is most certainly a master of his craft. Bill has a Fine Arts degree and an eye for the aesthetic which he exhibits beautifully in each and every piece of [...]

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Unique Future? The Growing Popularity of Mass Customization

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on October 24, 2011

“We all want to be unique – that’s what makes us all the same.”

So writer Dave Masters begins his recent article for Humans Invent on the union of our “drive for individuality” with high-tech innovations.  In “Tailor made for the masses: A manufacturing revolution,” Masters takes a look at how mass manufacturing companies are [...]

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